#RenewableEnergy Witnesses a Bright Future in #Hawaii #energyblogs

Keahole Solar Power’s Holaniku installation, Big Island of Hawaii. Credit: CC/Xklaim Hawaii is poised to lead the solar and energy storage for the future, with the state already generating more solar power per person than any other state. Hawaii has been the solar industry’s proving grounds, and the island of Kaua’i has been contributing enormously in this front. It was reported that electricity generator AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) had signed a deal with the Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative. The deal involves the selling of electricity from a 28 MW energy farm and 100 MWh energy storage facilities for 11 cents/kWh. It was recently announced that SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) would supply components for the project. It has also been observed that in the case Hawaii could make solar plus energy storage work economically, then the rest of the world could also do the same. Hawaii ...